What to do if side effects are strong after chemotherapy for esophageal cancer

Stronger side effects after chemotherapy for esophageal cancer need to be treated symptomatically according to specific side effects. If it leads to digestive tract symptoms, it is recommended to take medication under doctor’s guidance, if it is bone marrow suppression symptom, it is recommended to reduce the dosage of medication appropriately. 1. Digestive tract symptoms: due to the toxic side effects of the drug on the digestive tract, it can cause nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, constipation and other symptoms. When the symptoms are serious, you can take relevant medicines to improve the symptoms of toxic side effects under doctor’s advice, for example, taking domperidone tablets, metoclopramide hydrochloride tablets and other medicines for treatment. 2. Symptoms of bone marrow suppression: most patients will have symptoms of bone marrow suppression after chemotherapy, and white blood cells and platelets will decrease to a certain extent, and in serious cases, it is necessary to reduce the dosage of medicines or stop using medicines under the guidance of doctors to alleviate the symptoms. It is suggested that esophageal cancer patients should have a light diet, and if side effects occur after chemotherapy, they should go to the hospital in time and get treatment after clarifying the causes to avoid delaying the condition.